Open-Sharapova survives Petrova scare, reaches semifinals
7th Sep 2005, 02:38 GMT
NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Top seed Maria Sharapova turned up the power in the third set and survived her toughest test, turning back the challenge of fellow-Russian Nadia Petrova 7-5 4-6 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the U.S. Open semifinals.
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